Once connected, move into the directory where your files reside. For example, if you want to change the file permissions of theindex.htmlfile in your www directory,[1]click on the triangle next to the www folder. This will open the www folder and display the files and subfolders within it.

Once you have found the file or folder whose permissions you wish to change,rightclick (or, for one button mouse users, hold down thectrlkey and click) on the file or folder name. This will bring up a menu. SelectInfo.

If the Permissions section is not displayed as in the image below, click on the triangle next to Permissions to view the permission settings. To change the permissions, [1] check the check boxes. To make a web page viewable on the web, the check boxes for Owner, Group and Others should all have Read and Execute selected. The Write check box should be checked only for the Owner and not for Group/Others.

Note:On Webserve, permissions for files with these extensions: .php, .php4, .pl, .cgi should be set so that the check boxes selected are Read, Write, and Executeonly for Owner. Group/Others should have no check boxes selected. These files are special files that require different permissions than standard html/shtml web files.

ClickApply. Now check to see whether the page is viewable on the web. You may need to clickRefresh/Reloadin your browser.

Login to your web account using WinSCP. For step-by-step instructions on how to connect to Webserve using WinSCP, please seeHow to use WinSCP.

Move into the directory where your files reside by double clicking on the folder in the right pane. For example, if you want to change the file permissions of a file in yourwwwdirectory, double-click thewwwfolder to open it.

In the example below, we will change the file permissions forindex.htmllocated in the www folder. To change the permissions, follow these steps: [1].Rightclickon the file nameor folderwhose permissions you wish to set. A pop-up menu window will open. [2] Select Properties.

For a larger view, click on image below.

ThePropertieswindow for the selected file will open (see image below). To change the permissions, you can either [1] check the Permissions check boxes or [2] edit the Octal text field. Both the check boxes and Octal text field are synchronized, and a change in one area will be reflected in the other.

To make the file viewable on the web, in the Permissions section of the Properties window, for OwnercheckR(for read),W(for write), andX(for execute). ForGroupandOtherscheckR andX. Alternatively, we could type0755in theOctaltext field.

Note:On Webserve, permissions for files with these extensions:.php, .php4, .pl, .cgishould be set so that the only check boxes selected are R, W, X forOwner(Octal = 0700). These files are special files that require different permissions than standard html/shtml web files.

ClickOK. Now use your browser to verify that the page is viewable on the web. You may need to click on theRefresh/Reloadbutton in the browser window.